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I wouldn’t be surprised if he asks to be traded. Maybe the contract negotiations didn’t go the way he wanted, he feels he’s not in a position to succeed, he’s buried on the depth chart, needs a change....not that any of those by itself is a deal-breaker

There are examples even of Baertschi who had more success when they changed teams. He might look at that as a way out of his current funk.

I trust the organization is doing what they can to keep him positive. It’s not uncommon for people under a lot of (self-induced) pressure to look for an out.